"The old minister thinks that Sun Chuanting, the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, is indeed responsible, and he should take into account the possible reaction of the Francophone people, if he had sent the sailors and troops over in advance, the incident would not have happened." Wen Tiren's voice resounded in the Wenhua Palace, "However, if you send troops and sailors over in advance, it will be easier for people to give people an excuse, saying that Governor Sun has forced the Franc machine man of Haojing Ao!" ”

"The occurrence of the Franco-machine incident, the old minister thought that the main reason was that he had been ill-intentioned and cruel for a long time. These Xiyi barbarously interfered in the affairs of my Ming Annan, which is equivalent to declaring war with my Ming Dynasty, and they just gave an ultimatum to the Francophone people in Haojingao, which is too merciful in the eyes of the old minister! ”

"Xiyi's brutality and unscrupulousness are not only the Francophiles, but also Hongyi, who was originally in Dayuan, is an example. Moreover, the old minister heard that these westerners came to the east, and brought all the disasters they took, and everywhere they went, the disasters were terrible, burning, killing, looting, and mutilating the people; If Lao Chen is not mistaken, when the early Francophile first came to my Ming Dynasty, it was the same, but the surface docility that was revealed by the defeat of my Ming Dynasty was just revealed. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his voice a lot, and said loudly: "I, the Ming Dynasty, am the suzerain of the Heavenly Empire, and the suzerain of the world's feudal kingdoms, so I should vigorously build a water division, send troops overseas, and even send troops to Xiyi Laolai, so that he understands that those who offend my Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away!" If Xiyi is not defeated, my national policy of opening the sea in the Ming Dynasty will definitely suffer a setback, and the merchant ships that sail far away will be plundered by Xiyi! ”

No one expected that Wen Tiren not only attributed the blame for this incident to the cruelty and unscrupulousness of the Francophone man, but was even very radical, and shouted that he would fight Xiyi's lair. For a moment, everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at him.

Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away! Isn't that too far away?

However, Emperor Chongzhen can understand why Wen Tiren said such a thing, as Wen Tiren said in the end, now on the ocean, it is basically Xiyi who is dominating. And Xiyi is so brutal, how can the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty be safe? This will inevitably affect the national policy of opening the sea!

And the tax revenue brought by the opening of the sea is increasing year by year, which is one of Wen Tiren's achievements as the first assistant, and it is absolutely impossible for him to let other things affect the opening of the sea. It is also for this reason that he must speak for Sun Chuanting. If Sun Chuanting hadn't opened the sea, even if he could open the sea, he might not have been able to collect so much sea tax.

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it, Wen Tiren suddenly turned to look at the official department, and said coldly: "I, a Ming official, am assessed and deployed by the Ministry of Officials, but how many grades are below that?" Governor Sun, as the feudal official of my Ming Dynasty, can be assessed by the Ministry of Officials? Convicted Governor Sun with one mouth, will the Ministry of Officials also evaluate the cabinet and convict the cabinet on another day? ”

When this was asked, Li Changgeng, who was kneeling there and sweating, was even more sweating, although Wen Tiren did not say it clearly, but everyone knew that he had overstepped his authority. This is the power that only the emperor has, what do you mean by the official book?

"I ......" Li Changgeng still wanted to defend himself, this kind of thing, if it was changed before, he would have said a few words, and there would be nothing to do. But in the reprimand of Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren said this again, emphasizing the limitations of his duties, and it immediately made people feel that he seemed to want to be the emperor. Although everyone knows that it is impossible for the official department to have this thought, it is such a conclusion at this time.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for Li Changgeng to defend himself, so he shouted angrily: "Shoufu's words, can you hear clearly? In the past few years, have you been a secretary of the Ministry of Justice? Now I still have the ability to worry about things outside of my authority! Go back and think about it! What is the duty of the secretary of the ministry? I have to give an explanation for the past two years! ”

He had already planned to attack the six ministries and return the equity to the treasury. This matter is almost against the entire civil service class, and we must be cautious, otherwise we will encounter great resistance. Therefore, he has already set the time and chosen the target for the surgery. This official secretary couldn't be dealt with seriously at this time, so he first ordered him to go home and think about it behind closed doors.

A hat that will fight in the nest is put on, and no matter what, the secretary will be criticized. In the original history, it was Min Hongxue, the secretary of the ministry, who was brought down that he came to power as the secretary of the ministry, and in this plane, he is the secretary of the ministry, everyone knows it, I'm afraid it won't last long!

In this matter, it will also give a warning to other civil officials, the emperor does not like the matter of fighting in the nest very much, and if anyone commits such a taboo in the future, if the emperor knows about it, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. The dignified officials and scholars, whether they were right or not (Sun Chuanting was indeed wrong), were directly ordered to go home and think about it behind closed doors.

After Li Changgeng withdrew from the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Chongzhen turned to Wen Tiren, his face softened a little, and said: "What Wen Qing said is extremely true, those who offend my Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away, and Xiyi cannot be an exception!" The construction of water divisions must speed up the process. Otherwise, in this incident, if my Ming Dynasty not only has a naval division in Fujian, but also a capable naval division in Beihai, Qiongzhou Mansion and other places in Guangdong, the Francois may not dare to be so arrogant! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Tiren listened and immediately responded.

So, next, Emperor Chongzhen and these courtiers discussed, and set the tone of the national policy of vigorously developing the sailors. And this was unimaginable in previous dynasties. This is not only the will of the emperor alone, but also the cabinet. This may be the advantage of the Cabinet being formed by the Cabinet Chief.

In the north of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui shouted out the offender of the Ming Dynasty, although he was far away, he would be punished, and the two Mongolian tribes that invaded the land of Gyeonggi were exterminated, for which he was fully affirmed by Emperor Chongzhen at that time. With such an example, this oath borrowed from the Han Dynasty has actually been impressed in the Ming Dynasty. Because of this, Wen Tiren can also shout this oath logically, and it does not make people feel abrupt.

The most important thing is that now that the Ming Dynasty has pacified northern Mongolia, recovered Liaodong and Korea, and the treasury is becoming more and more full, it has the ability to start implementing the ocean strategy.

At the end of the meeting, Wen Tiren played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Governor Sun, what should I do here, please show your majesty?" ”

If Sun Chuanting is not dealt with at all, if the other feudal officials do something wrong, it will not be easy to punish. Moreover, seeing that Sun Chuanting is fine, it is estimated that the impeachment will fly into the palace like snowflakes. If the court had already decided on punishment, most people would not say anything.

Emperor Chongzhen understood the reason why Wen Tiren was holding on to Sun Chuanting, and he was reminding himself of this. Therefore, after pondering for a while, he opened Chrysostom and said: "Sun Chuanting, the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, did not do everything thoroughly, and he was dismissed and retained to see the after-effects. In addition, the Franc machine people of Haojing Ao must be pursued and suppressed, and the people of the Ming Dynasty who were plundered must do their best to rescue them. The formation of the Guangdong Navy Division must bear fruit within two years. “

Taken together, Sun Chuanting's punishment can be regarded as dismissal and retention. Other things are things that he has to do to stay in office. This dismissal and retention of office only occurred during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now that Emperor Chongzhen said this, these people in the Wenhua Hall were all stunned.

This punishment, you say it's serious, it's really serious, and they're all dismissed! But you have to say that it is not serious, in fact, it is not serious, and he is still doing the same thing and exercising the powers and obligations of the governor.

What is the matter with this dismissal and retention?

But these people are all human spirits, and if you think about it a little, you can actually see it. The emperor still attaches great importance to Sun Chuanting's way of governing the army, and the key must be used. gave such a punishment, the position of the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and the others did not think about it for the time being.

Wen Tiren figured this out, and was relieved, this is also what he wants. Originally, he wanted to suggest that Sun Chuanting's fortune be reduced. But this treatment is likely to be considered too light. The emperor made such a move, so you don't have to worry about it.

"Your Majesty punished it properly, and the old minister seconded it!" Wen Tiren spoke first.

The emperor's attitude was put there, and everyone saw the fate of the minister's book, and the other courtiers did not object, so the matter was decided.

However, there is another thing, that is, the rebellion of Annan, originally, Emperor Chongzhen was ready to wait, let Annan fight first, and the restless Tusi jumped out, and used King Fu's money to let Zhu Xieyuan take in as many disaster victims and displaced people as possible, and several things could be solved better.

But now, on the side of the Francophile, Da Ming must take revenge. Even if it is not the Franco-robot of Haojingao, those Franco-robot people of Annam participated in the rebellion, they must not be merciful, and they must be severely punished! The original plan had to be changed.

But if you want to change your plan, you can't expect Zhu Xieyuan to train the soldiers. For this reason, after Emperor Chongzhen's meeting in the Wenhua Hall ended, he entered the chat group, pulled a temporary group, and pulled Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhilong, Liu Guoneng, Zhu Xieyuan, Min Hongxue and others in, discussed the matter, and soon had a plan.

Sun Chuanting had already known what his punishment was this time through the chat group. He is naturally a person who understands, and knows that the emperor has to give an explanation to others, and he will do the governor's affairs well, so that there will be fewer mistakes in the future, and the reinstatement of the official is just a sentence that satisfies the emperor.

For this reason, he considered the problem raised by the emperor in the most detail, and the first one put forward a solution: "The Southern Guard, after a long war, although there is a military system innovation, the weak are retained, but the combat effectiveness of the newly formed Guardhouse army, Weichen thinks it needs to be discussed. In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to send these newly formed guards to suppress the Tusi Rebellion and exterminate the Annan rebels! In Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, or with the addition of the garrison troops in Guizhou and other places, there is already sufficient military strength. It can't have soldiers available immediately, and it can still have the effect of training troops. ”

After finishing speaking, he thought about it for a while, and added: "Although the garrison army in the surrounding provinces has not been in war for a long time, it has a strong ability to adapt to the topography, weather and environment of Annam and Yunnan, and will not be reduced due to a large number of water and soil adaptation. ”

Hearing his words, the first reaction in Emperor Chongzhen's mind turned out to be the self-defense and counterattack of Vietnam in later generations. Now Sun Chuanting's suggestion is similar to this, and the Vietnam of later generations is now Annan, and even the location is the same.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh a little, sometimes, history has a striking similarity. For Sun Chuanting's request, Emperor Chongzhen also agreed in his heart, and the retained guards and troops really need to go through the baptism of war! Although the border army of the Nine Sides is elite, if it is transferred to the south, it is indeed necessary to consider the problem of water and soil adaptation.

However, before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, Min Hongxue said in the group: "For the sake of safety, Weichen thinks that when there is an elite available at any time, just in case, in this way, the troops of each guard will take turns to suppress the rebellion, and they are not afraid of being defeated by the rebels!" This army, Wei Chen suggested the white pole army of Zhongliebo. ”

This is a steady move, Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this. Otherwise, if the army of the guard is really unbearable, but is abused by the anti-thieves, it will be bad.

Just as he was thinking about it, Wen Tiren also spoke: "Your Majesty, the old minister suggests that the imperial court can negotiate with King Fu to allocate a part of the money that was originally used to train recruits to capture Annan for the military expenses of the various armies, and if the amount is too large, the imperial court can bear a part. After all, there are no major wars in the north, and the treasury has more revenue, so it can still get some money. ”

Zheng Zhilong is also very excited to participate in such a high-level meeting. He is a shrewd person, and he knows that it is not as practical as leaving a good impression on the bigwigs in the court at this time.

Therefore, after Wen Tiren finished speaking, the emperor also affirmed, and when no one in the group said anything for a while, he asked Liu Jinsheng to play on his behalf: "Your Majesty, the east side of Annan is all by the sea from north to south. Nowadays, the dispute between the north and the south of Annam is mainly in Thang Long Province in the north. Therefore, the last general thought that if the naval division transported troops south, landed in the south of Annam, took advantage of the emptiness, and then attacked from the north and south, it might be easier to solve the change in Annam! ”

He had this proposal because he learned about Li Zhiqi's Denglai sailor, so he often did it. The most recent time, it also transported troops to land at Incheon, and the Ming army was inserted into the heart of the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in North Korea, which had a strange effect. He was sure that he could do the same in Annan.

Hearing this, Liu Guoneng immediately told through Ma Sanyu: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

Sun Chuanting was a little late, and also added, saying that the Weisuo army in Fuzhou could also be sent out to fight after the prison army arrived.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, looking at the words you said and I said in the group, slowly perfecting the plan, and couldn't help but smile with relief.